Common use of Discipline 4 Clause in Contracts

Discipline 4. 02.01 The City may discipline an employee for just cause. Notices of investigation and copies of all disciplinary reports, (excluding documented counselling sessions, which are non-disciplinary) shall be provided to the Union indicating clearly the exact nature of same. Employees required to attend a meeting for discipline shall be entitled to have a Union Representative present if they wish. In recognition of facilitating aspects of the Working Relationship Agreement (WRA), wherever practicable, the employee shall be advised of this entitlement by the City in advance of the meeting. Should the Union or the employee be of the opinion that any disciplinary action is improper, then the disciplinary action may be the subject of a grievance and such grievance shall be processed in accordance with the grievance procedure of this Agreement. Any employee with less than 12 months of service under this Agreement may not arbitrate the termination of employment for performance related concerns. Past disciplinary reports shall be deemed void after an employee has maintained a clear record with no disciplinary reports for a period of 24 months of active employment. 5

Discipline 4. 02.01 The City may discipline an employee for just cause. Notices of investigation and copies of all disciplinary reports, (excluding documented counselling sessions, which are non-disciplinary) shall be provided to the Union indicating clearly the exact nature of same. Employees required to attend a meeting for discipline shall be entitled to have a Union Representative present if they wish. In recognition of facilitating aspects of the Working Relationship Agreement (WRA), wherever practicable, the employee shall be advised of this entitlement by the City in advance of the meeting. Should the Union or the employee be of the opinion that any disciplinary action is improper, then the disciplinary action may be the subject of a grievance and such grievance shall be processed in accordance with the grievance procedure of this Agreement. Any employee with less than 12 months of service under this Agreement may not arbitrate the termination of employment for performance related concerns. Past disciplinary reports shall be deemed void after an employee has maintained a clear record with no disciplinary reports for a period of: • 18 months of active employment if the level of discipline is at the Written Reprimand level; or • 24 months of active employment, where the level of discipline is higher than a Written Reprimand. 5

Discipline 4. 02.01 The City may discipline an employee for just cause. Notices of investigation and copies of all disciplinary reports, (excluding documented counselling sessions, which are non-disciplinary) shall be provided to the Union indicating clearly the exact nature of same. Employees required to attend a meeting for discipline shall be entitled to have a Union Representative present if they wish. In recognition of facilitating aspects of the Working Relationship Agreement (WRA), wherever practicable, the employee shall be advised of this entitlement by the City in advance of the meeting. Should the Union or the employee be of the opinion that any disciplinary action is improper, then the disciplinary action may be the subject of a grievance and such grievance shall be processed in accordance with the grievance procedure of this Agreement. Any employee with less than 12 months of service under this Agreement may not arbitrate the termination of employment for performance related concerns. Past disciplinary reports shall be deemed void after an employee has maintained a clear record with no disciplinary reports for a period of: • 18 months of active employment if the level of discipline is at the Written Reprimand level; or • 24 months of active employment. 5, where the level of discipline is higher than a Written Reprimand.